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Galaxy S8 Gear VR Support

Kudos to the Plex team for rolling this out. However a lot of us Galaxy S8 users actually got Gear VR headsets for FREE when purchasing our S8's. I also noticed that the S8 supports Daydream..but I will take a shot in the dark here and assume that if we had to choose between the two, that more S8 users own a Gear than a Daydream.

My point? Let's get this working on the Gear. The app runs fine up until you get to the Grant Permissions screen and then none of the Gear controllers work. Seems like it might be an easy fix? Just hoping you didn't put all your eggs in one basket with Daydream.

Install Daydream and Plex VR on your phone. Get the "Play Cardboard on Gear VR" app and a third party controller for the Daydream View and you'll be able to use Daydream on your Gear VR. It works great, I've been doing this for over a week now.

@jerseydevil62 said:
Install Daydream and Plex VR on your phone. Get the "Play Cardboard on Gear VR" app and a third party controller for the Daydream View and you'll be able to use Daydream on your Gear VR. It works great, I've been doing this for over a week now.

Any 3rd party controller brand to recommend ? Will the original daydream controller work with gear VR ? (I prefer the gear VR headset honestly)

The original Daydream controller will work, and this is the 3rd party one I got from Amazon for $21.99: "VR Remote Controller, Virtoba Wireless Bluetooth 4.2 Daydream Controller Compatible with Universal VR Handle"

You've got a few options:
1. Just buy a DayDream. Most Gear VR models also support Daydream so of course this should just work as well as being fully supported.
2. You can buy a cheaper third party remote and install Cardboard from the store as described in this comment.
3. There's also apparently a PhoneCast VR app which will allow you to run the standard Plex app in Gear VR.

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